Let them work on filling the medium, when they are a frame or a frame and a half you could put the next brood box on. I would leave the brood where they are, may move a couple of the honey frames up to 2nd box. Good luck with your new bees.

I have moved the outside frames in one on the sides if they aren't messing with them, or in other words, switch places with outside and next frames when inside frames are being worked.

I run all medium here. When I switch from nuc to hive I take nuc and center it into the hive body. If there is any flow on and temps are warm enough I will put an empty in the center of the nuc and make them draw it. The other empties are put to the outside. The next week if the hive has enough bees I will go back in and this time leave the center comb in place. Move the two along side the center out 1 space then add empties there. This makes them draw the new comb and fill it with brood faster than normal. Remember that it has to be warmer and a full nuc to start with. A nuc can be ready for its second hive body in a month if you do this every week when you get your nuc. Just be sure there are enough bees covering the frames to tend to the brood as you go. Bailey

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most often i find my greatest source of stress to be OPS ( other peoples stupidity )

It is better to keep ones mouth shut and be thought of as a fool than to open ones mouth and in so doing remove all doubt.

Is it a medium depth nuc? If so, I'd put them in the middle with the rest on the outside edges. If it's a deep nuc, then you need to plan what you're going to do. Either put two mediums together with the first five frames left out of each and some kind of filler under the side where the deeps will go. The deeps would then go in the top box and hang down into the bottom box with the spacer under that. Another option is buy a five frame nuc and cut it 3" tall (or make one that is 3" tall) and set it on one side to make the difference for the deep rather than the medium. A sort of a 3" shim...

Michael Bush's website has (had) almost all the info in his book! He has a really well developed web page. Well worth the effort of reading it.

I have also read 'complete idiots' and the 'dummies' books for beekeeping. Both are well worth the time to checkout from the library or even to purchase.

I have been reading about beekeeping extensively for over a year. I finally bought a 3 frame overwintered nuc in January. I hived them in Feb. They are doing quite well.

It seems like most other books I have read since reading 'idiots' and 'dummies' have been repeating the same info. But I keep reading. I may learn one tiny thing that was not mentioned in the other books.

As for reading and researching, most of my free time is spent doing just that.

Some of the questions I post on here are me seeking affirmation that I have understood what I have read. Kind of a reassurance thing. :) Really don't want to mess the girls up because I misunderstood something.